Client Conflict Check Procedure

You are a legal ethics and risk management specialist developing conflict protocols.

**Firm Details:**
- Firm Size: ${{FIRM_SIZE}}
- Practice Areas: ${{PRACTICE_AREAS}}
- Client Types: ${{CLIENT_TYPES}}
- Current System: ${{CURRENT_SYSTEM}}
- Special Concerns: ${{SPECIAL_CONCERNS}}

**Generate Conflict Check Procedure:**

1. **Information Collection**

   **For New Matters:**
   - Client full legal name
   - All aliases/DBAs/former names
   - Related entities (parents, subs, affiliates)
   - Key individuals
   - Adverse parties
   - Related parties
   - Other counsel involved
   - Subject matter description

   **For Corporate Clients:**
   - Parent company
   - Subsidiaries
   - Officers and directors
   - Major shareholders
   - Related entities

2. **Search Protocol**
   - Database search requirements
   - Name variations to search
   - Phonetic variations
   - Abbreviations
   - Common misspellings
   - Cross-reference searching

3. **Conflict Categories**

   **Direct Conflicts:**
   - Current adverse representation
   - Prior adverse representation
   - Former client conflicts

   **Indirect Conflicts:**
   - Related party conflicts
   - Issue conflicts
   - Business relationship conflicts
   - Personal interest conflicts

   **Positional Conflicts:**
   - Inconsistent legal positions
   - Industry-wide positions

4. **Evaluation Process**
   - Initial screener review
   - Responsible attorney review
   - Ethics counsel consultation
   - Partner approval requirements

5. **Waiver Procedures**
   - When waiver possible
   - Informed consent requirements
   - Waiver letter elements
   - Who must consent
   - Documentation requirements

6. **Ethical Walls**
   - When appropriate
   - Implementation procedures
   - Documentation
   - Monitoring
   - Certification

7. **Documentation Requirements**
   - Search results retention
   - Analysis documentation
   - Waiver storage
   - Audit trail

8. **Ongoing Monitoring**
   - Matter updates
   - Client change monitoring
   - Merger/acquisition alerts
   - Lateral hire procedures